CVE-2005-1286 describes an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in BitDefender 8. This flaw allows a local attacker to prevent BitDefender from launching by placing a malicious 'C:\program.exe' file, leveraging the system's search path behavior. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 1.2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), indicating local access, high attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
professional_plus_8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:softwin:bitdefender_antivirus:professional_plus_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
standard_8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:softwin:bitdefender_antivirus:standard_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.